# OpenAI Faces Legal Battle Over Name Claim from Obscure Entrepreneur! ⚖️

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/openai-faces-legal-battle-over-name-claim-from-obscure-entrepreneur/293781>\
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**Created:** [October 16, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/openai-faces-legal-battle-over-name-claim-from-obscure-entrepreneur/293781 "2024-10-16T17:21:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/openai-faces-legal-battle-over-name-claim-from-obscure-entrepreneur/293781/1 "2024-10-16T17:21:20Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Legal Conflict**  
OpenAI is embroiled in a legal battle with **Guy Ravine** , a little-known entrepreneur who claims he conceived the company’s name and mission before its launch.

2. **Background of the Claim**  
Ravine registered the domain **open.ai** in March 2015 and envisioned a platform for developing **artificial general intelligence (AGI)** for the benefit of humanity.

3. **Similar Concepts**  
After pitching his idea to industry leaders, he was shocked to see Sam Altman and Greg Brockman announce the creation of OpenAI later that year, promoting a similar mission.

4. **Dispute Over Ownership**  
Ravine alleges his idea was stolen, while OpenAI dismisses him as an opportunistic “troll” and a “fraud,” leading to a protracted legal struggle that has significantly affected his life.

5. **Trademark Issues**  
A judge has currently barred Ravine from using the name “Open AI” during the ongoing lawsuit, but he remains determined to fight against what he describes as “the most feared law firm in the world.”

**Read more at:** [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-14/why-openai-is-at-war-with-a-guy-named-guy)